whopping, spanking, walloping, strapping, thundering, thumping,
man, n. 1. adult male, husband, Inf common-law husband, Inf. lover; chap, fellow, SI. gazabo; beau, blade, sir, squire, sahib, hidalgo, don; Mister, Mr., Sp. Senor, Fr. Monsieur, Port. Senhor, Ger. Herr.
2. Homo sapiens, human beings, the human race, mankind, mortals, humankind.
3. human, human being, individual, someone, anyone, anybody.
4. follower, employee, enlisted soldier; manservant, gentleman's gentleman, valet, house boy, houseman, butler, attendant; subject, liege, vassal, subordinate, dependent; bachelor-at-arms; cup-bearer, page, equerry, groom, orderly, aide-de-camp; boots, flunky, footman, waiter; hireling, satellite, puppet, mercenary, bondsman; thrall, drudge, churl, workman, handyman, man-of-all-work, hired man, cleaning man, day laborer, hack; factotum, henchman, Inf. right hand, Inf right-hand man.
5. exemplary man, man of honor, gentleman, Yiddish. mensch; brave man, valorous man, Galahad; hero, warrior, soldier, paladin, knight, knight-errant, chevalier; Inf. trump, Inf. brick, Inf. square shooter; Inf. jewel, paragon, model, standard, good person, man among men.
6. as one man unanimously, in complete accord, with one voice, concordantly, in concert; all together, by common consent, one and all, without contradiction, without one dissentient, without one “nay” vote, without a blackball.
7. to a man with no exception, everyone, each and every one, the whole team, Fr. tout ensemble-, all hands, all hands and the cook, every mother's son, the whole batch of them, the whole tribe.
8. man and boy since childhood, all one's life, all one's born days, all one's natural life; always, forever, Inf. since Hector was a pup.
9. one's own man independent, unconstrained, unrestrained, unchecked, unhampered, unhindered; unobstructed, unrestricted, unconfined, uncontrolled, untrammeled; unsubject, ungoverned, unenslaved, unenthralled, unvanquished; unmarried, bachelor, unattached, free, foot-loose, foot-loose and fancy-free.
-v. 10. staff, people, garrison, station, equip, arm, outfit, gird, fit out.
11. fortify, strengthen, restrengthen; brace, reinforce, buttress, prop up; prime, stiffen, give strength to, shore up.
man about town, n. playboy, buck, ladies' man, SI. lover boy, philanderer, Casanova; dandy, fop, beau, dude, SI. swell; sophisticate, rou£, rake, debauchee; rich young man, eligible bachelor, Inf. hot prospect,
manacle, n. 1. Usu.
manacles handcuffs, hand shackles, cuffs, Brit. SI. darbies, SI. bracelets, SI. nippers; restraints, checks.
-v. 2. handcuff, SI. cuff, restrain, tie up; put in irons, put in chains, curb, check, control, keep within bounds, fasten; impede, thwart, frustrate, inhibit, hamper.
manage, v. 1. arrange, contrive, engineer, maneuver; effect, bring about, cause.
2. take charge of, run, direct, command, govern, rule, order, dictate; oversee, regulate, supervise, head, superintend; conduct, take the helm, watch over, take care of.
3. dominate, impress, sway, master, hold the reins; influence, control, treat, guide, steer, lead, mastermind, quarterback, pilot; train, teach, instruct.
4. wield, use, operate, manipulate; ply, swing, work, handle; brandish, flourish.